Rockford Skater Piper Gilles Goes Viral for Stunning Olympic Save

Canadian Olympic Ice Dance Skater Piper Gilles is a Rockford, Illinois native who has gone viral for incredibly saving a wardrobe malfunction that could have ended their spot on the medal podium.

Olympic Dreams Start in Rockford

Since the Winter Olympic Games began in Milan-Cortina last week, I have been obsessed with watching them, especially when figure skating is on.

I love the artistry and athleticism of figure skating, and I especially love when I can cheer on a hometown hopeful!

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Piper Gilles may be skating for Team Canada in this year's Winter Olympics, but her figure skating dreams began right here in Rockford, Illinois!

Piper Gilles is not only a highly decorated and talented ice dancer, a seasoned Olympic athlete, but also a spokeswoman for the Ontario chapter of the International Dyslexia Foundation, and an ovarian cancer survivor!

Incredible Olympic Costume Save

I was watching that performance, and it happened so fast, I missed it, but if that cuff had hit the ice, it would have landed them a costly penalty.

Piper Gilles and partner Paul Poirier currently sit in third place as they head into the Ice Dance finals today in Milan-Cortina (2/11), right behind Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates who are in second. While I never want to root against a USA team, it would be pretty cool to see a Rockford native win the Gold!

You can watch the Ice Dance Finals live starting at 1:30 p.m. ET today on Peacock and the USA Network.